A Visit To Nubuke Foundation

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On Wednesday, the 27th of November my colleagues and I visited the Nabuke art gallery with our lecturer. They were exhibiting art works of James Barnor a pioneered photographer.


JAMES BARNOR 
A RETROSPECTIVE 
23rd November 2019- 10th May 2020

James Barnor (b.1929) is now widely recognized as one of Ghana’s most pioneering photographers. Taught by his cousin’s J.P.D. Dodoo and Julius Aikins, and gifted with equipment from his uncle Mr William Ankrah, his career began modestly.

Determined and dedicated, Barnor became the first photojournalist at the inception of the Daily Graphic newspaper in 1950. Three years later he opened Ever Young, his first photographic studio in Jamestown.

Taking innovation in his stride, Barnor moved to London in 1959 to develop his practice. He returned to Ghana a decade later to establish the first color photo-processing laboratory for Sick-Havgemeyer and a place of his own, Studio X23, in Accra.

Every image serves as an artefact of his overarching philosophy to celebrate and capture life.  The retrospective offers space to meditate on the lives that lived and their experiences. The question for us is how can we reflect on documented history to celebrate the past and take heed for the future? 


The architectural design of the building alone is “insane”. The way the building isn’t painted just gives it this nice look and appearance. The insides aren’t painted as well and it has been decorated with these slim lights and open windows which makes the room very airy. There are speakers placed on the ceiling with an audio of Barnor talking a little about himself and his works. The pictures are also well and neatly arranged.  

                                           

The exhibition had been divided into three themes, which were;

Family Affair





Community








Sports







Young At Heart




Iconic







Governance & Order








Muses





Rhythm







Nubuke Foundation made this exhibition possible for us to remember and and appreciate works from our very own Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, which was curated by Bianca Ama Manu. 

 This is actually my first Ghanaian exhibition i have enjoyed, I hope you can also take some time off to pay a visit and experience and appreciate the legendary James Barnor's photography.
















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